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Age of the Geek: Depictions of Nerds and Geeks in Popular Media

Age of the Geek: Depictions of Nerds and Geeks in Popular Media

Lane, Kathryn E.

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Film StudiesGeneral Gender StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3319880969
ISBN13: 9783319880969
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Aug 25 2018
Pages: 297
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This collection examines the nerd and/or geek stereotype in popular culture today. Utilizing the media--film, TV, YouTube, Twitter, fiction--that often defines daily lives, the contributors interrogate what it means to be labeled a nerd or geek. While the nerd/geek that is so easily recognized now is assuredly a twenty-first century construct, an examination of the terms' history brings a greater understanding of their evolution. From sports to slasher films, Age of the Geek establishes a dialogue with texts as varied as the depictions of nerd or geek stereotypes.

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